The story behind Cecília
Learned borrowing from Latin Caecilia. Doublet of Sheila, through Irish.
Other language forms and explanations (2)
Slovak entry
Derived from Latin Caecilia.
Catalan entry
Borrowed from Latin Caecilia, female form of Caecilius, a Roman family name derived from the byname caecus (“blind”).
Pronunciation
Portuguese; Brazil: /seˈsi.ljɐ/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Portuguese; Portugal: /sɨˈsi.ljɐ/
- Slovak: /t͡set͡siːlia/
- Slovak: [ˈt͡set͡siːlia]
- Catalan; Balearic; Central; Northern: [səˈsi.li.ə]
- Catalan; Northwestern; Valencia: [seˈsi.li.a]
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
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Cecelia
A female given name from Latin, variant of Cecilia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cecilia
From Latin Caecilia, feminine form of Caecilius, a Roman family name possibly derived from the byname caecus (“blind”). Popularized by Saint Cecilia, third century Roman…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cécilia
From Latin Caecilia, a Latinate variant of Cécile. Cognate to English Cecilia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Cecylia
Learned borrowing from Latin Caecilia.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 4 syllables
- Ending
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- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Cecília
Balduino
Borrowed from Latin Balduinus, from Frankish *Baldawin, from Proto-Germanic *Balþawiniz (literally “bold friend”).
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Balduíno
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- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Barbra
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- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Cecília
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abílio
Perhaps from Latin abilius (“not vindictive”). Possibly related to Abelardo.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length